In partnership with our external lawyers, Geldards LLP, we have implemented a new way of working with lawyers acting for our new connection customers, which we have called our Collaborative Partnership Protocol. It outlines a series of practical steps that our customers and their lawyers can take if they wish to avoid delays in securing connections to our network.
To learn more about our new protocol click here.
We measure and publish details about our performance in respect of the legal permissions and consents process relating to new connections at two stages:
You can download the full Monthly New Connections Legal Process Summary here.
In response to requests from our customers for improved transparency in the new connections legal process we offer access to information about the status of individual transactions. This facility provides our customers with case-level status information about the negotiation and lawyering stages of their connection to enable tracking of the legal process through to completion.
Click here for more information about getting access to these systems.
Specimen samples of our land rights documents are available to download. These documents are provided to enable ICPs and landowners to see the typical format and content of the land rights that we require before adopting any equipment.
These specimen documents are examples of the agreements that we use and the content may be subject to change.
It should be borne in mind that ICPs need to ensure that separate agreements are in place in the ICP’s name to cover the equipment prior to adoption.
Please click here for access to our specimen documents library.
Click here for guidance on whether a wayleave or an easement is appropriate.
Click here for guidance on how costs are allocated in the legal process link to the attached document.